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plication

noun
/plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/UK

Etymology

From Middle French plicacion, and its source, Latin plicatio.

  1. derived from plicatio
  2. derived from plicacion

Definitions

  1. An act of folding.

  2. A fold or pleat.

    • But the recognition of nappes set out the research project: you need not simply throw up your hands in despair at perverse plications and ceaseless crenelations in the Alps.

  3. A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling…

    A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place.

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Derived

omentoplication

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for plication. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA